M a r k D i l l e y

"Amid the smoke and stench of burning careers, Washington feels a bit like the last days of the ancien r�gime. As the world's finest democracy, we do not do guillotines. But there are other less bloody rituals of humiliation, designed to reassure the populace that order is restored, the Republic cleansed. Let the perp walks begin. Whether the public feels reassured is another matter."